The Hermit’s Lamp Podcast - A place for witches, hermits, mystics, healers, and seekers

EP14 Oedipus, genealogy, & Magic – An Interview with Christophe Carrozza

What is new in the realm of the self?

Christophe and I talk about the power of genealogy and family history in shaping our personalities. We discuss the ways in which we can open ourselves up to change through the art of psychomagic. This interview really gets into the ideas around how much we are in control of ourselves and our lives. It is hopeful, a bit wild, and a lot of fun.

Just a heads up this instalment might be a bit intense for some people. Nothing graphic or explicit but our conversation about the Oedipal complex might put some people off.If you’d like to hangout with Christophe online you can find him at on Facebook. (click here)

Andrew McGregor

“Family History” image by Jon Phillips.

EP13 Poetry, Magic, & Ice Cream – An Interview with Enrique Enriquez

What kind of ice cream does the Emperor like?

In this interview Enrique and I talk about the absurdity of life. The way in which poetry and magic can bring change and transformation to a person’s life. We talk about the great joys of ice cream. This interview might feel at times like it strays far from reading the cards but I guarantee it will add a lot to your practice.

If you have questions that you’d like to ask just pose your question and jump to a spot at random in the recording. I used the audiomancy encoding for maximum accuracy with this technique.

If you’d like to hangout with Enrique you can find him at the corner of EE St. and FB St (click here)

Andrew McGregor

“Keys” image by Lainey Powell.

EP12 Community, Cards, & Art – An Interview with Carrie Paris

Carrie Paris and I talk about making art. Carrie has some amazing practices around making custom art and mandalas for her clients. The conversation weaves in and out of what it like to live as an artist, reader and maker of magic.

If you enjoyed this please check out carrierparis.com to find out more about Carrie and top shop for her wonderful creations.

Andrew McGregor

“Magpie Oracle” image by Carrie Paris.

 

EP11 Folk Magic and Card Reading with Camelia Elias

Camelia and I talk about folks magic. What it is like to grow up with card readers around. We even reveal the most important and powerful secret of folk magic – its practical down to earth nature.

We also talked about The Magiculum a collection of writings on magic.

If you enjoyed this podcast I’d suggest you go find Camelia at her TarotFlexions website here.

Andrew McGregor

“Match” image by Markus Grossalber. Used under Creative Commons License.

 

EP10 Kindness, Compassion, & Tarot with Theresa Reed

 

 

 

In this interview Theresa Reed and I talk about how to live with kindness. From the web to raising kids we share some thoughts and tools from our own journey trying to make the world a nicer place. And yes we talk about how bonkers emotions can make us.

If you like what you hear go check out Theresa’s great website and blog over at thetarotlady.com.

Andrew McGregor

“Kindness” image by Jennifer. Used under Creative Commons License.

 

EP09 Choice, Gender, and Tarot – An interview with Gail Fairfield

In this interview Gail and I talk about gender, the court cards, choice, learning tarot in the 70’s and much more.

An interview with Gail Fairfield. To download this file please right click the link and chose “save” on a PC, or option + click on a MAC or get it through iTunes here.

If you’d like to get in touch with Gail you can send her an email by clicking here.

Thanks for listening. 
Andrew McGregor

“Tree” image by Forest Wanderer used under Creative Commons License.

EP08 Old School Tarot – An interview with Yoav Ben-Dov

Old School Tarot – An interview with Yoav Ben-Dov

In this interview Yoav and I talk about magic, the tarot, psychology and the wonderful Marseille tarot. If you are not a fan of the older decks perhaps this conversation will encourage you to give the a second look.

An interview with Yoav Ben-Dov To download this file please right click the link and chose “save” on a PC, or option + click on a MAC or get it through iTunes here.

Please go and check out what Yoav is up to on his website. You can also get both Yoav’s deck and book at the Lamp online or in person in Toronto.

Thanks for listening. 
Andrew McGregor

BONUS Learn to Love the Thoth Tarot Talk

Why you should give the Thoth Tarot another chance.

I gave this short talk on the virtues of the Thoth Tarot by Aleister Crowley and Frieda Harris. I talk about; the superstitions and fear that surrounds and why you should not give it any attention, how the esoteric elements (like astrology, qabala, or alchemy)  help inform the meaning in straight forward language, the value of pairing major cards to deepen our understanding, and a whole bunch of other fun stuff. I also give a brief pitch for my upcoming intensive 8 week class on mastering this deck.

If you’d like to learn more about the class I am running you can find all the details here.

Thanks for listening. 
Andrew McGregor

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EP07 Predictive Reading – An Interview with Rana George

Rana and I in Dallas.

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I had the joy of getting to meet Rana George while I was in Dallas last fall teaching tarot. I had not really been that interested in learning Lenormand reading but after taking her workshop it caught my interest. It is very focused and offers a much more predictive approach to card reading than tarot. In this interview we talk about the predicting the future in readings and raising future generations of readers.

You can listen to the episode here.

We reference a few things in the interview you might like to check out.
10th dimensional space on youtube.
Rana’s Book The Essential Lenormand: Your Guide to Precise & Practical Fortunetelling (affiliate link)
Rana’s website

If you enjoy this interview please share it with your friends.
Thanks for listening.
Andrew McGregor

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BONUS A great tarot talk and a free spread to use with the major arcana.

I gave a talk recently in celebration of my new tarot deck “Tarot Waiting to Happen”  This deck is an exploration of what happens to the characters in the tarot before they end up in the scenes we are used to seeing. In this recording I talk about why I created the deck and my artistic process. I also speak to some thoughts behind each card. I perform a reading for someone using the spread I created to go with my deck. I think there is great value in seeing the reading process in action and I hope you will get a lot out of the recording. You don’t need my deck to get a lot out of the recording but if you are moved to get your own copy you can buy one here. They are 1/4 sold out so don’t wait too long. There will not be a second edition.

Please let me know how it works for you. 
Andrew McGregor

If you enjoyed this post you also might like to join my email list. You get my free eBook Simply Learn Tarot and extra content about how to find happiness and live a spiritual life that I only share with my list. You can sign up here.

If you would like to get some personal attention from me you can book a reading in person in Toronto, or from anywhere by phone or Skype. Just contact me to set up an appointment.